UNI Engaged

In this episode learn about Creative Cedar Valley, a project in Dr. Gary Gute’s Creative Experience class. Students share how they partnered with Talk to Me Technologies.

In this episode of UNI Engaged learn about a poverty simulation offered to teaching and public health majors and its impact on student learning.

Learn how public administration students in Dr. Jayme Renfro's senior seminar course studied how policies from years ago can still impact individuals today and what they did to combat this impact in Waterloo, IA.

UNI Senior Design Construction Management students, over several semesters, have put together platform observation decks for the UNI Softball field. Listen as they talk about lessons learned, faculty reflections, and learn about the overall experince.

Join us for the last 2024/2025 UNI Engaged Podcast. You'll learn about arts integration efforts and the impact on student education.

UNI Dance Marathon supports children with life-threatening illnesses treated at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Join us in this episode to learn about students experince in Dance Marathon and what it means to them.

Join us in learning about what UNI athletes are up to when they aren't at practice or playing their sport.

Welcome back to a new season of UNI Engaged! On this episode, learn about the Cedar Valley Back to School Program and the importance of new school supplies for students in need.

In this episode of UNI Engaged, learn about how Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh & Megan Zimmerman operate the first of its kind Dementia Simulation House on UNI's campus and it's impact on the Cedar Valley community.

Learn about how UNI and the Cedar Valley community come together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Backpack the Dome Event.

In this months edition of UNI Engaged, join students as they learn about the work of the 415 Walnut Collective. This group is working to repurpose an abandoned church in Waterloo with the hopes of brining it new life.

This episode of the UNI Engaged Podcast features Women in Business. You will learn about Women in Business and their support of the Young Women in Leadership Conference.

Learn about the Meskwaki Summer Youth program hosted at UNI and how it provides opportunities for Meskwaki youth to learn about college, build connections with peers and faculty, and build skills that could open the door to their futures.

In this months episode join students as they learn about the services EMBARC provides in the Cedar Valley.

This months episode talks about the problem of sexual assault and resources available for support.

This episode of the UNI Engaged Podcast features the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) program at UNI. Find out how students work with individuals at the YWCA in Waterloo to help teach English to second language learners. These individuals are often migrants, immigrants and refugees from around the world.

This episode of the UNI Engaged Podcast features the Black Business Entrepreneurship Accelerator. This program, directed by ReShonda Young, provides support for individuals in developing and starting small businesses throughout the Cedar Valley. Join students along with ReShonda in finding out more about this unique and influential program. 

This episode of UNI Engaged features the Panther Pantry. Listen as students learn and share about the work of Panther Pantry and providing basic needs for UNI students facing food insecurity.

Join us to learn more about the MLK Day of Service Pack the Dome event held annually to pack bags for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank's Backpack program. Pack the Dome 2023 will be held on January 16th in the UNI Dome!

This episode features the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student association. Listen as these college students share about their volunteer experience, passion for the nonprofit sector, and how they stay connected to the Cedar Valley community.

This episode features Dr. Thomas Larsen's environmental geography class and their work in creating a GIS map of the Hartman Reserve. This mapping helps to showcase the effects of climate change on the Hartman Reserve utilizing historical and current data and mapping. 

In this episode of UNI Engaged, you will find out about the world of community engagement on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa as well as about our partnership with the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley.